Free Crochet Owl Hat Pattern- Oh Boy Oh Boy Owl

Oh Boy, Oh Boy is a great Spring hat since he is made with 100% cotton. He will keep your little ones warm on those breezy but brisk Spring days, but he won’t get them all sweaty like an acrylic hat would. The hat pattern is written in four sizes, 3-6mo, 6-12mo, 12-24 mo and 3-5 years, but can easily be modified to fit anyone. This sizing chart is a helpful tool to customize any hat pattern.

I recommend using my seamless method described here. Use the second method listed for this hat.

Weave 1st tail through the tip of ear (where original ch was crocheted) a few times and stitch down the back of ear with embroidery needle. Stitch all the way to bottom of ear and pull through to inside of hat and secure when you stitch the ear into place

Repeat for 2nd ear

Stitch both ears slightly forward of center

To make Oh boy Oh Boy a girl instead just add eyelashes and a flower or bow

Eyelashes

Stitch right eye first (when facing you). Insert hook, from front to back, at the center right of the right eye (halfway down point). Pick up black and sl st into place. Ch4 and sc into same sp. Sl st into next sp, ch4 and sc into same space. Fasten off and secure tails to the back of the eye, knot and cut short

For left eye insert hook three spaces above left center (halfway point) of left eye and repeat the above steps

Tie end of new color to end of old color to secure and crochet around as follows. Into first sp *3hdc and 1sl st. sl st into next space. Repeat from * around for 5 petals. Fasten off leaving 9-10” tail and secure to hat

I made the hat for the 3-5 year old pattern and it came out kind of on the small side. It fits my almost-2 year old’s head just barely. Any suggestions? I used acrylic thread and also had to use a 6mm hook b/c I only had a 5 or a 6. I started with a 5 but it was apparent that was way too small after the first 8 rows.

The pattern is written with cotton which would explain some of it but you probably crochet tighter than I do (also you said acrylic thread, did you mean yarn or thread?). Move up to 6.0mm hook and use cotton. Or you could use a worsted weight acrylic yarn and increase the amount of stitches by 5. Change line 6 to increase in every 5th sp for 60 hdc. follow the rest of the pattern the same… add a row or two if needed. Use same appliques and instructions for ear flaps.

Yes I meant yarn! haha, that would be a tiny hat. I was thinking it would be the acrylic. All I had on hand was acrylic and I live up north where its still going to be cold for a couple months, so I didn’t mind the lack of breathability.

I will try your suggestions, and switch to cotton yarn. I do tend to crochet tight, I should try and loosen that up a bit as well. In any case, the hat still came out super cute and it will fit my baby who is due in June perfectly by the time we get to winter again! Thanks for the pattern and the reply.

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I’m loving this pattern but I’m not too sure about the sizing. I’m trying to make the 12-24mth hat. I’m using a 5.5mm hook and bamboo/wool yarn. the circumference is about 15inches and at a stretch 16. I had a look at the sizing guide it should be at least 17inches. I just wanted to check what size you make it? I didn’t think I was making it too tight.

Hi! This will be my first time attempting to crochet a hat. I have crocheted scarfs when I was a kid, but nothing in as very long time. This hat is adorable. Do you have any suggestions for newbies? I want to get into this but just not sure how to go about it. So i’m just going to dive in. Thanks!

yes, take your time and realize you may have to attempt a couple times…. I also suggest you watch my tutorials on the magic circle/ ring and the seamless method under the Tutorials tab (at the top of the screen). Let me know if you need any help. Thank you too.

I absolutely LOVE this hat!! I have made a few owl hats before but this is by far my favorite pattern. I have to test it out and I am going to go up a size or two on hook because I crochet pretty tight. But thank you again for the pattern!! It’s adorable!

I am hoping that you can help me. I have tried over and over trying to save this pattern to my tablet but it keeps tell me thst the url is to large. I have even tried ssving it to my dropbox and it comes back with the same reply. Is there anyway to email this pattern to me. Thank you so much for your help. I just love makjng your patterns.

You can actually use the clean print option to email the pattern to yourself… if this doesn’t work please let me know and I will save it as a pdf and email it to you. You can also save it in your Ravelry queue.

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